Table of Contents of Akustyk tutorial DVDs

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Installation

1. downloading Akustyk and Praat
2. installing Praat and Akustyk on Windows, Mac, and Linux

Setup

1. setting up Akustyk preferences
2. setting up sessions and working with sessions
3. setting up speakers and speaker preferences

Working with data files

1. structure of Akustyk's database
2. explanation of Akustyk's variables in data files
3. working with data files in Microsoft Excel
4. working with data files in Microsoft Access
5. importing data files into SPSS

Spectral analysis

1. quick FFT
2. quick LPC
3. explanation of analysis parameters (e.g., LPC prediction order, window size, etc.)
4. full analysis
5. interval analysis

Plots and graphs

1. quick LPC
2. quick FFT
3. vowel chart monitor
4. spectrogram and waveform transcription
5. plotting formant means (inlc. options)
6. manual vowel plots
7. IPA chart plotter

Statistics

1. formant normalization (with options)
2. Principal Components Analysis
3. Bark transformation
4. discriminant analysis
5. T-test

Working with images

1. saving Akustyk's images
2. working with EPS files
3. editing EPS graphics
4. converting EPS to GIF, TIFF, JPEG
5. inserting images into MS Word
6. preparing high-quality graphics for publications

Batch conversion

1. using Akustyk's batch converter
2. explanation of audio file types and formats

XML and SMIL encoding

1. creating transcripts
2. converting TextGrids to XML
3. creating SMIL presentations in RealMedia, WindowsMedia, and QuickTime
4. delivering SMIL on the Web and on local computers

Speech synthesis

1. explanation of the fundamental of speech synthesis for sociolinguists
2. dynamic formant trajectory synthesis
3. creating speech continua
4. synthesizing pitch, intensity, and duration

Advanced topics

1. FFT vs. LPC formant analysis
2. archiving of audio and database files
3. improving spectral analysis
4. fundamentals of preparing audio files for analysis
5. improving speech synthesis
6. advanced graphs - overlays